Favourite Links
There are so many useful websites which can help you trace your family history and most of these are widely documented ( if you want some advice we can always help you find the best ones - just send us an email with your query) - but here are a few of our favourites that are different and will add to your historial knowledge of the times in which your ancestors lived.
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Reading old handwriting
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography
A really useful on-line tutorial to help you start to master palaeology - the study of old handwriting. This course could help you when trying to decipher copies of old wills or manorial documents.
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On-line Latin Tutorials
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/latin/beginners
A brilliant idea from the National Archives - a beginner's guide to the Latin used during the period 1086 to 1733 when it was the official language of documents in England. It is delivered on-line in 12 separate lessons. Once you have accomplished this tutorial the National Archives also offer an advanced tutorial in Medieval Latin.
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British Battles
This site gives the details of most of the battles fought by the British between the beginning of the 18th Century and the end of the 19th Century as well as some earlier wars. Many of our ancestors would have fought in these battles and this site gives details of the battles, the regiments involved and the uniforms worn as well as much, much more.
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Dating Old Photographs
www.rogerco.freeserve.co.uk
This is the most amazing website set up by Roger Vaughan to showcase his fantastic collection of Victorian and Edwardian photographs. For the family historian the section on dating old photographs is very helpful and can help you decide whether the photgraph you have is of your grandfather or great grandfather just by noting the clothes and watches he is wearing, his hair style or the pose and background against which he was photographed.
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